Pipe-vise stand



Dec. 9, 1930. CQYOUNG 1,784,264

PIPE VISE STAND Filed June 13, 1928 lN VEN TOR Patented Dec. 9, 1930UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFIOE LEE 0'. YOUNG, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,ASSIGNOR TO WESTERN WIRE- PRODUCTS (30., OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ACORPORATION OF MISSOURI PIPE-VISE STAND Application filed June 13, 1928.Serial No. 284,898;

This invention relates generally to plumbers tools and devices. Moreparticularly, my present invention relates to a certain new and usefulimprovement in plumbers equipment of the type commonly known aspipe-vise stands and has for its primary object the provision of aninexpensive, compact, durable, and efficient collapsible vise-stand thatmay with equal facility be collapsed for convenient portability or setup for use, and when in use is firm and rigid, the present applicationbeing a continuation in part of my copending application Serial No.58,098, now issued as Patent No. 1,695,311, dated December 18, 1928.

And with the above and other objects in view, my present inventionresides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible pipe-vise standembodying my invention, illustrated as when set-up for use;

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the stand as when set-up for use;

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the stand as when collapsed forportability;

Figure 4: is an enlarged fragmental detail view, showing the rule-jointconnect-ion between the several respective legs and the head of thestand; and

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken approximately on the line 55,Figure 2.

Referring now more in detail and by reference characters to the drawing,which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 designatesthe topmember or head of the stand, which is preferably in the form of aplate-casting formed or provided with variously located and suitablyspaced openings or the like, as at 2, for accommodating convenientattachment to the plate 1 of the particular vise or other tool, whilefixed upon the upper face of plate 1 is a V-shape lug 3 for supporting apipe-section in threading opera tions and an arcuate lug a forfacilitating pipe-bending operations.

Integrally or otherwise fixed to, and depending from the under face of,plate or head 1, is a plurality of suitably located pairs of spacedparallel ears 5, and having their respective upper ends disposedbetween, and

' set-up for use.

At its upper or attached end, each leg 7 is of arcuate contour, as bestseen in Figure l, whereby each leg 7 is adapted, when in collapsedposition, for engagement at a corner, as at 7a, with the under face ofthe head 1. The leg-corner 7a in its engagement with the head 1 thusforms what may be described as a rule joint, limiting the inwardlyswingable movement of the leg to collapsed position. Thereby, theseveral legs 7 when collapsed, are held out of engagement the one withthe other, obviating any squeezing or other injury to the person whilecarrying the stand.

To limit the outward swingable movement of the several legs 7, the plate1 is integrally or otherwise rigidly formed upon its under face andadjacent its margin with a plurality of depending arcuate brackets orarms 8, each bifurcated or forked, as at 9, at its lower or free end andeach suitably disposed with its forked end 9 presented inwardly forindividual engagement with a respective leg 7. Thus, when the severallegs 7 are spread outwardly and individually engaged by the severalbracket-arms 8, not only are the several legs 7 retained by the brackets8 from furtier outward swingable movement, but the several arms orbrackets 8 function also in co-operation with the several legs 7 asreinforcing braces for the head, particularly at its margin, and thus afirm, rigid stand for the head 1 and its carried vise, not shown, isprovided, each leg 7 being relatively retained in outwardlyswungposition and in engagement with its respective brace-providing arm 8, bymeans of a preferably double hook 10 spanning and pivoted at its shankupon the leg, as at 11, and adapted at its free end for detachableengagement with oppositely disposed lugs 12 co-operatively located onthe arm 8, as best seen in Figure 2. Preferably each of said legs 7 isprovided at its lower or free end with a projecting prong 13 fordetachable gripping -or non-slipping engagement with a fioor or othersupportand 4 also with a foot 14 for convenient bolting, if

-desired,-tothe floor. Y I am aware that-changes in the'form,-construction, arrangement, and combination of the several partsof my new pipe-vise stand may be made and substituted for those hereinshown and described Without departing from :the nature and ;princip1e ofmyrinventionr V 7 Having thus described my invention, what ,Lclaimand-desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

.A pipe-vise stand including a head in the form of ajplate, .asupportingdeg pivotally .attached-atnn-end to the head for swingablemovement, and :an arcuate bracket-arm de- 35 zpending from the headandhaving a bifurcated free end presented inwardly relatively to-anddisposed under the head for engagement by and with the leg forre-inforcingly :bracin'g -the head, :in combination with meansicomprising outwardly presented opposed lugs upon the arm, and a doublerhook spanning-and :pivoted at its shank upon the :leg for: detachableengagement with the lugs for \releasably retaining the leg obliquely inen- ,gagement withthe arm.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

:LEE .(J. YOUNG.

